Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2025-69378

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in XforWooCommerce Product Filter for WooCommerce prdctfltr allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Product Filter for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 9.1.2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The XforWooCommerce Product Filter for WooCommerce plugin (prdctfltr) versions through 9.1.2 contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit. This privilege escalation likely stems from insufficient access control checks in administrative functions or AJAX endpoints within the plugin.

MitigationUpdate Product Filter for WooCommerce to the latest version once available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. If exploitation is suspected, audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege changes.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify plugin installation
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Product Filter for WooCommerce' (prdctfltr). Alternatively, check the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/prdctfltr/ for existence.
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active
  2. Check installed version
    In WordPress admin Plugins page, click 'View Details' on Product Filter for WooCommerce to see the version number. Compare against affected range: versions through 9.1.2 are vulnerable.
    Affected if Version is 9.1.2 or lower
  3. Audit user accounts for privilege escalation
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review user roles and capabilities for any unauthorized changes. Look for unexpected Administrator accounts or users with elevated capabilities they should not have.
    Affected if Unexpected admin accounts exist or users have privileges beyond their intended role
  4. Review access logs for AJAX endpoint abuse
    Check server access logs and WordPress debug logs for requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin AJAX endpoints that may indicate privilege escalation attempts from lower-privileged authenticated users.
    Affected if Suspicious AJAX requests from non-admin users targeting administrative functions are present
  5. Inspect plugin capability checks
    Examine plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/prdctfltr/ for missing capability checks before privileged operations. Look for functions handling user role modifications that lack current_user_can() verification.
    Affected if Plugin code lacks proper capability checks before role or privilege modifications

User is affected if Product Filter for WooCommerce version 9.1.2 or lower is installed and either unauthorized privilege changes exist or AJAX endpoint abuse has occurred.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Product Filter for WooCommerce to the latest version once available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. If exploitation is suspected, audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege changes.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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